Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-29
A SCHOOL.MARM
VINO Objects to Having Remarks Made
About Her Puii-Back,

| ABOUT Her PuIi-Back.
EDS. REcoRD-UN1oN My attention was
called to card in your paper of this morn
/ ing severely rejecting upon public school
teacher, who ii seems had the audacity to
suggest that in the selection of Board of
School Directors those only should be
selected whose education fitted them for
the proper discharge of the duties imposed
The card, to say the least, is unwarranted.
Inc item which seems to have wrought
tnis lord OF creation up TO such a high
pltch OF indignation was as follows:
sehoo[teacher yesterday suggested that the
canaiuates ior school Director be examined in
reading, writing and arithmetic. Let the Third
Reader be the standard in that line decimal
fractions and the rule of three in mathematics,
ana IN writing to be able to COPY the Lord
Prayer intelligibly. and use punctuation and
OF the candidates she has heard spoken of
would not be able to pass examination in the
seventh grade, and the school-marms don't
want 10 be ruled over by an uneducated Board.
Such an expression from a lady teacher
seems to have inflamed the party referred
to as much as would the Haunting of red
nag In the face of a maddened and angry
Spanish bovine, and he rushes into print
IN the following style:
EDS. REcoRD-ENIoN Having read the sue
gestion OF "a School-teacher" in your issue
OF last Saturday. relating to the examination of
candidates for School Director, l am inclined
10 say that had such a contemplate expression
feen uttered before election TO her present posi-
tlon, she would certainly never have graced, or
rather disgraced our public schools. To say the
least that slur" was unlady-like, and could
have only emanated from person who wants
her education measured by the size of her" pull
back"
Great Cesar! We want to measure our
education by the size of our pull-back ~
If it were not for our "pull-backs, ~ that
he SO spitefully refers to, we would show
him how We would outvote him. What
sort of a sentiment it is that would deny
the right to the ladies of suggesting I'VE
only suggested) that the Board of Educa-
ton should be at least composed of men of
responsibility, of some social standing, and
y&small amount OF education. If the gen.
deman who has exhibited SO much warmth
had sick child, he would not call in an
individual who knows nothing about med
icine, but he would Immediately go in
search of an eminent physician. If he had
a case in Court he would not intrust it to
Tom, Dick and Harry simply because they
have political pull, but he would en-
gage the best legal talent If he wished to
employ man to take charge of his private
business. he would look well to the qualifi-
cations of the party he engaged. Why
not apply those same principles that actu-
ate him in private matters to public affairs?
In this city are upwards of 5000 children,
dependent upon the public schools for
their education. There are upwards of 100
lady teachers engaged as tutors, and who
have the reputation of being as good as
those found in any other community.
Why, in this city of 10000 souls, should
there not be found eight men, educated, re-
fined, competent to act in all matters COM
ing before them, and with whom the citi-
zens could safely intrust the 100000 that
is annually expended in the maintenance
of the public schools? Why is it that the
Republican party. to whom we look for the
successful candidate, cannot arise above
political rock rollers" and give us what
we want-men competent to fill this, the
most important office within the gift of the
people? If they have no men who are
competent to discharge the duties of that
office, they can find hundreds of educated
mothers in this city who are competent |
and willing to serve in that capacity |
Yours, respectfully, ScHooL-MARM.
Sacramento November % 1887